5 postgame takeaways from Colts' comeback win over Raiders

There’s a well-known myth in sports about when teams from the east travel out west. That for the most part, they often struggle to play out West due to the differences in time and weather. On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts (3-5) proved that myth to be untrue after defeating the Oakland Raiders (1-6), 42-28.

In what was a high scoring affair, with both teams exchanging touchdowns over the first three quarters, the Colts took over when mattered it most. Aided by another strong effort from their offense, the AFC South upstarts outscored the Raiders 21-0 in the fourth quarter.

As the Colts enter their Week 9 bye with a 3-5 record, there is a growing sense of a potential playoff run inside the AFC South. They just won two consecutive games, their offense is buzzing and they’re only two games out of first place.

Here are five postgame takeaways from the Colts’ comeback win on Sunday.

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Another strong performance on offense

Through the Colts’ first-half stretch this season, they often displayed great moments of their offensive potential. Quarterback Andrew Luck made every single throw in the book. The offensive line played at a level we haven’t seen from them in a long time. And what’s been unfamiliar to those who follow the Colts, is a consistent running game and probable third down conversions.

On Sunday, the Colts saw all of those factors contribute to their offensive success. They crossed the 40-point mark for the first time this season while also producing 461 total yards, with both the passing and rushing attacks being almost equally responsible for that amount (239 passing yards and 222 rushing yards).

In what’s been a great development for this team is the offensive line not allowing a sack for three consecutive games and running back Marlon Mack extending his streak of 100-plus rushing yards to another week.

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